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Long-time civil rights icon and fighter Annie Pearl Avery visited protesters after the march across Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, in May 2026. She crossed the bridge with MLK, John Lewis and many others in the historic march on "Bloody Sunday" 61 years ago. (Jason Davis / Getty Images)

People are marching in Selma in 2026

CK Smith

Invoking the legacy of 1965 Selma marches, protesters march for voting access and representation in 2026

James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live." (Photo via NBC)

Epstein's ghost visits Trump on "SNL"

Alex Galbraith

Will Ferrell took on the role of the late sex trafficker for the "Saturday Night Live" season finale

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An urgent message in sheep's clothing

Melanie McFarland

Underneath its feel-good fleece, this film sounds quiet alarms about forgetting painful history

The sculptor behind the latest golden statue of President Trump speaks out about the process of building, gilding and getting paid by "cryptobros" for his work. (Ben Jared / Getty Images)

Trump's sculpture artist speaks out

CK Smith

The Ohio artist tells the story of being hired by "cryptobros" and the constant edits of Trump's "turkey neck"

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Dried fruit and nuts (Westend61 / Getty Images )

A big problem with those tiny snack tins

Joy Saha

Mindful snacking doesn’t — and shouldn’t — focus on portion control and so-called aesthetics

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping tour Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, May 15, 2026. (Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)

Donald Trump: Making China great again

Andrew O'Hehir

Technically, the US is still the dominant global superpower. After last week, it sure doesn't feel that way

TPUSA Faith's Make Heaven Crowded tour masks a right-wing political agenda

TPUSA's revival tour is a disaster

Amanda Marcotte

Charlie Kirk’s death did not inspire the national spiritual awakening that was promised

President Donald Trump calls on a reporter to ask a question during an event on maternal healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House on May 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration recently launched Moms.gov, a website to help provide resources to expecting women and their families. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Moms.gov is not what moms really need

Nicole Karlis

The Trump admin says moms.gov is a critical resource. Advocates say it's ideology over substance — and even harmful

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Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway attend "The Devil Wears Prada 2" premiere in South Korea (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Christian imagery and Devils Wears Prada

Lynn S. Neal - The Conversation

Christian imagery has come to shape the industry in profound ways

It's graduation season. Students across the country (like these students at USC) celebrate their achievements and listen to words of inspiration by noteworthy speakers. Sometimes, the speakers aren't exactly "inspirational." (Jason Armond / Getty Images)

2026 graduates push back on controversy

CK Smith

Graduation season 2026 shows how universities struggle to maintain consensus over what is wisdom and inspiration

In light of many female reproductive health restrictions, there is good news for the 15% of women diagnosed with PCOS (now PMOS). The name change will help with this often underdiagnosed health issue and hopefully lead to better and earlier treatment. (Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli / Getty Images)

PCOS becomes PMOS

CK Smith

This change to this common reproductive health issue could lead to better and earlier treatment for 15% of women.

Will Sharpe in "Amadeus." (Starz)

Why every great artist needs a nemesis

Melanie McFarland

Out of all the legendary musical beefs, the fable rivalry between Mozart and Antonio Salieri is our greatest hit

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Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o is the new center of controversy for her role in the upcoming epic "The Odyssey," sparking the old debate about diverse casting and upsetting racists' beauty standards. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

New Helen of Troy is Black, racists fume

CK Smith

The controversy of Lupita Nyong'o in “The Odyssey” echoes earlier backlash to casting in other fantasy adaptations

President Donald Trump (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Donald Trump: Green energy's savior?

Sabrina Haake

The president has unintentionally set off an international scramble for renewable energy due to his war in Iran

FBI Director Kash Patel views the First Amendment as a nuisance (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Patel’s FBI has a troubling pattern

Sophia Tesfaye

The FBI has investigated multiple women journalists who reported on the bureau's director

Black Louisiana voters and civil rights advocates call on SCOTUS to uphold a fair and representative congressional map in Louisiana v. Callais at Supreme Court of the United States on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund)

SCOTUS could erase Black representation

Russell Payne

Local elections are where the Callais decision could be felt most

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Woman voting on election day (Getty Images/Tetra Images)

2026 election rules are still in flux

Carrie Levine - Votebeat

Last-minute redistricting and Trump's mail-voting executive order cause confusion

Teddy Thompson's "Never Be the Same" is easily one of the year's best albums (Photos by Ethan Covey/Royal Potato Family)

Teddy Thompson, music's best-kept secret

Jason Kyle Howard

A longtime critical darling, the singer-songwriter’s latest album “Never Be the Same” deserves to be widely heard

In this photo illustration, packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. (Photo illustration by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

SCOTUS overrides abortion pill mail ban

Nicole Karlis

The ruling came after weeks of uncertainty over mail order mifepristone's legal status

Insurers frequently deny or delay cancer care to patients, including breakthrough immunotherapies like Keytruda (Shivansh Gupta/PA Images via Getty Images)

Lower drug prices won't fix cancer care

Kenneth E. Thorpe

As breakthrough drugs offer critical hope to patients, lawmakers should focus on shoring up the social safety net

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The Christian right and the GOP are seeking to reframe America as a Christian nation (Getty Images/Javier Art Photography)

Christian right hijacks America's 250th

Amanda Marcotte

Trump's Rededicate 250 event erases the U.S.'s secular history

An aerial view shows Alan Montag, a third-generation Iowa farmer, planting soybeans on farmland he leases on May 06, 2026 near West Bend, Iowa. As the spring planting season moves into full swing, farmers are facing big spikes in fuel and fertilizers costs overs last spring due to the war with Iran. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Trump's war pushes farmers to the brink

Garrett Owen

Skyrocketing costs, unfair markets, and poor policy are pressuring farmers thanks to the ongoing conflict

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a hearing with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Why is RFK Jr. worried about sperm?

Mariel Padilla, Jennifer Gerson - The 19th

Experts weigh in on Kennedy’s claims about sperm and fertility

Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in "Michael" (Glen Wilson/Lionsgate)

Pop culture's guilt trip is over

Melanie McFarland

"Michael" and the Potterverse are booming. Apparently, we're done feeling bad about what that means

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